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WGUS54 KTSA 051157

FFWTSA

OKC147-051400-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

555 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* UNTIL 800 AM CST



* AT 553 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER WASHINGTON COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT    

  35 MPH.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE...BARTLESVILLE...DEWEY AND COPAN.



RADAR INDICATES THAT AROUND 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER 

THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER 1 INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 800 AM 

CST.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY

MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO

REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



LAT...LON 3645 9602 3646 9581 3701 9579 3699 9600



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